Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS) Downgraded to Hold Rating by BMO Capital Markets

Key Points

• BMO Capital Markets downgraded Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating, with other analysts following suit, leading to a consensus rating of "Hold."
• The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion and has seen fluctuations, with a 12-month low of $6.26 and a high of $13.62.
• Integral Ad Science's recent earnings report showed $0.07 earnings per share, exceeding estimates, with a revenue of $149.20 million for the quarter.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an "outperform" rating to a "hold" rating in a report released on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Loop Capital downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $10.30 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum downgraded shares of Integral Ad Science from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Integral Ad Science from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Integral Ad Science from $9.00 to $10.30 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $10.30 price target on shares of Integral Ad Science in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $12.81.

Integral Ad Science Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of IAS opened at $10.17 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.91, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.17. Integral Ad Science has a twelve month low of $6.26 and a twelve month high of $13.62.

Integral Ad Science (NASDAQ:IAS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.03. Integral Ad Science had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The business had revenue of $149.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.02 million. Integral Ad Science has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Integral Ad Science will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lisa Utzschneider sold 9,922 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total value of $80,566.64. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 380,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,090,122.84. The trade was a 2.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 35,073 shares of company stock worth $289,641 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 3.0% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 41,678 shares of the company's stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 1,195 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its stake in Integral Ad Science by 14.6% during the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 13,625 shares of the company's stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 1,739 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 4.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,326 shares of the company's stock valued at $349,000 after purchasing an additional 1,807 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 547.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,313 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Integral Ad Science by 11.1% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 30,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. 95.78% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Integral Ad Science Company Profile

Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. operates as a digital advertising verification company in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Australia, Japan, India, and the Nordics. The company provides IAS Signal, a cloud-based technology platform that offers return on ad spend needs; and deliver independent measurement and verification of digital advertising across devices, channels, and formats, including desktop, mobile, connected TV, social, display, and video.